Gainium MCP

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Gainium - the crypto trading bot platform. Lets AI assistants manage your bots, deals, balances, and more through a standard MCP interface. Its 17 documented tools cover bot, deal, manage, backtest.

People who work with bot, deal and manage and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-04 · ★ 2 · #130 OF 318 MAINTAINED FINANCE · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Gainium MCP

before you install - you'll need

Set GAINIUM_API_KEY, GAINIUM_API_SECRET, GAINIUM_MCP_TRANSPORT, GAINIUM_OAUTH_ISSUER, MCP_INTROSPECTION_SECRET, GAINIUM_MCP_PUBLIC_URL, GAINIUM_MCP_HOST, GAINIUM_MCP_PORT before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add gainium-gainium-mcp --transport http https://mcp.gainium.io/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gainium-gainium-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.gainium.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://mcp.gainium.io/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - authentication required · probed 2026-09-17

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · remote - your agent's requests go to mcp.gainium.io

endpoint auth requires authentication - rejected our unauthenticated MCP initialize

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package gainium-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry vendor namespace io.gainium - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What Gainium MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can list bots by type (dca, combo, grid) with filters and field selection, get a single bot by id and type, create a bot (dca, combo, or grid), and update bot settings.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Gainium MCP lets an agent do.

Bot

5 tools - e.g. Get a single bot by id and type; Create a bot (dca, combo, or grid); Update bot settings

get_bot · create_bot · update_bot · clone_bot · manage_bot

read & search

4 tools - e.g. List bots by type (dca, combo, grid) with filters and field selection; List deals by type (dca, combo, terminal) with filters; Balances, connected exchanges, supported exchanges, and global variables

list_bots · list_deals · get_account · get_screener

Deal

3 tools - e.g. Get a single deal by id and type; Create a deal; Update an active deal

get_deal · create_deal · update_deal

Manage

2 tools - e.g. Deal action: close, addFunds, reduceFunds; Global variable action: create, update, delete

manage_deal · manage_global_variable

Backtest

2 tools - e.g. Run a backtest: validate, estimate, async, or sync (request/requestSync submit a job - not read-only); List backtest requests or get one by ID

run_backtest · backtest_info

Discover

1 tool - e.g. Schema discovery for bot types and indicators

discover

04 · Who maintains Gainium MCP

gainium-mcp is maintained by gainium. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jan 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/gainium/gainium-mcp
website: https://gainium.io/
category: finance - ranked #130 of 318 actively-maintained finance servers as of 2026-09-18.
registry: io.gainium/gainium-mcp (active, first published 2026-06-17 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:gainium-mcp

06 · Gainium MCP FAQ

Is Gainium MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-04. We re-verify nightly.

What can Gainium MCP do?

How do I install Gainium MCP?

Run `npx -y gainium-mcp`. The README documents 8 environment variables (GAINIUM_API_KEY, GAINIUM_API_SECRET, GAINIUM_MCP_TRANSPORT…) to set first. Set GAINIUM_API_KEY, GAINIUM_API_SECRET, GAINIUM_MCP_TRANSPORT, GAINIUM_OAUTH_ISSUER, MCP_INTROSPECTION_SECRET, GAINIUM_MCP_PUBLIC_URL, GAINIUM_MCP_HOST, GAINIUM_MCP_PORT before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Gainium MCP require authentication?

Yes - when we probed the endpoint on 2026-09-17, it rejected an unauthenticated MCP initialize; you'll need credentials to connect.

07 · Alternatives to Gainium MCP

Alternatives to Gainium MCP

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